Residence-
and citizenship-by-investment
programs have firmly established themselves over the past few years
as the new frontier in terms of freedom, flexibility, and
future-readiness, both for the countries issuing these programs and for
the individual investors participating in them.

The societal and economic value these programs generate is undisputed.
The investment
migration industry as a whole is currently grossing roughly USD 18
billion per year, with an expectation that it will hit the USD 20
billion mark very soon.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is now considered the lifeblood of
economic growth for many developing and recovering smaller countries
around the world. As such, the number of investment
migration programs has been increasing rapidly, from just a handful
of programs in the 1980s and 1990s to over 100 countries that now have
investment migration provisions in their laws. There are more than 60
active programs today, with Moldova
and Montenegro
— both fast-growing European countries — being the latest to launch
strong citizenship offerings this year.

In line with this phenomenal growth, and in order to ensure the firm’s
own future-readiness, Henley
& Partners has made a number of important and exciting changes
to its Executive
Committee. The following appointments will take effect as of 1
January 2019:

Peter
S. Vincent, currently the General Counsel of Thomson Reuters
Special Services LLC as well as Assistant Director for International
Policy of BORDERPOL, will join the Executive Committee, with overall
responsibility for Government Services and Business Intelligence.

Marco
Gantenbein, currently Managing Partner of the Dubai office,
will replace Dr. Steffen as Group COO.

Andreas
Keller, previously Managing Director of Weber Shandwick Dubai,
will join the firm as the new Managing Partner of the Dubai office and
Head of Middle East.

Dr.
Christina Federle, Group Head of Legal and Compliance, and Stefan
Kraus, the firm’s Chief of Staff, will both join the Executive
Committee.

Group Director Hugh
Morshead, who is responsible for Corporate Governance, and Chief
Financial Officer, Dan
Wilson, will remain as members of the new Executive Committee.